"Addressed to the presidency and the Technical Committee of Referees (CTA), the document expresses deep concern over a perceived lack of unified criteria that the club believes has affected them very negatively across both the men's and women's teams. The club's protest outlines five specific points where they believe refereeing standards have failed to maintain consistency. Barça cite a "double yardstick" by comparing Frenkie de Jong's red card in the Super Cup to a challenge by Giuliano Simeone on Alejandro Balde, which received no similar punishment."
"Regarding handballs, the club find it especially worrying that an unpunished action by Aurelien Tchouameni in a previous Clasico stands in stark contrast to a penalty recently awarded against Barça for a similar situation, despite both being judged by the same official. Furthermore, the complaint slams an accumulation of flagrant errors that always seem to result in detriment to Barcelona, arguing that this situation directly compromises the integrity of the competition."
"The club also questions the use of technology, noting that "nanometric decisions" are increasingly made against them, such as disallowed goals for Robert Lewandowski and Lamine Yamal. They specifically highlighted the lack of transparency regarding the seven-minute VAR review of Pau Cubarsí's disallowed goal against Atletico Madrid. Finally, Barça noted a disparity in VAR recalls, pointing out that while Eric Garcia was sent for review during a red card incident, similar decisive fouls on Balde and Yamal were ignored."
FC Barcelona sent a formal complaint to the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and its Technical Committee of Referees (CTA) expressing concern over inconsistent refereeing criteria across men's and women's teams. The complaint lists five grievances including alleged double standards such as Frenkie de Jong's red card compared with an unpunished challenge on Alejandro Balde, and inconsistent handball rulings exemplified by contrasting decisions involving Aurelien Tchouameni and a Barça penalty. The club accuses a pattern of flagrant errors harming Barcelona and undermining competition integrity. The letter criticizes 'nanometric' VAR decisions, demands transparency about lengthy reviews and unequal VAR recalls, and requests an urgent review of applied criteria to ensure equal treatment while not questioning referee professionalism.
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